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A. SUSSMANN & F. ZAHN.

SELF ACTING APPARATUS TOR ISSUING TICKETS AND STAMPS. No. 539,201.

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A. SUSS1V1ANN A8u P. ZAHN. SBLIl ACTING APPARATUS FOR ISSUING TICKETS AND STAMPS.

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No. 539,201. 'Patented May 14, 1895.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALvIN sUssMANN, or BERLIN, AND ERIEDRIcH ZAHN, or sPANDAU,

. eERMANY.

SELF-ACTING APPARATUS FoMR lssulNe TICKETS'AND STAMPS.

` SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,201, dated May 14, 1895.

, Application tiled October 13, 1894. Serial No. 525,820. (No model.)

dropping a coin within the same, and then' withdrawing a knob, which will releasea clock mechanism and cause the stamp or ticket to be projected between two rollers and from the apparatus through a slot or opening, one at a time, as will hereinafter appear with `reference to the accompanying drawings, which.

represent so much of the working mechanism as may be employed to carry out our invention, and wherein- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation of the apparatus in line as a' of Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a similar representation of the same in line. y y

of Fig. l, looking from rear to front, a por` tion of the apparatus being removed with the section; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section in line z z of Figl, looking down upon a part of the mechanism; Fig. 4, a detail in elevation of the stamp-separating guide-plate partly raised, and Fig. 5 an elevation thereof fully raised to engage with perforations between the stamps and facilitate their detachment one from the other as they are projected through the slot Fig. 6 is a transverse view of Fig. 4.

The front plate a of the apparatus is of rect-y angular shape and is provided near its upper left hand corner with a slot b, through which the coin is inserted to cause the operation of the device.

A guide way or chute b conducts the coin from the slot b to a box c, at the' lower end of the chute, which is attached to the inner end of a plunger e, supported in a guide cylinder e', and provided with a knob f at its outer end, by which it may be conveniently operated.

The outer end of the guide cylinder e', is Xed to the front plate a, and acoiled spring d surrounding the plunger e, and pressing between the inner end of thecylinder e and the coin box c, admits of the coin being brought forward in the box from the chute and deposited through a slot g in the bottom of a base plate g,iixed to the front plate d, and deposit the same ina drawer receiver h. When the knob j", is pulled out the spring d restores the plunger e to its normal position to bring the coin box c again beneath the chute b', ready to receive the next coin that is' .gle lever 1l, acted upon by the coin and plunger as hereinbefore described, the pin la is released and caused to make a single revolution by means of a spiral-spring-actuated-barrel Z, carrying a spur gear t', which drives a pinion m upon the other end of the said upper feed roller 'm'.

The upper feed roller m and the lower feed roller n', are geared together by pinions m2 and n upon their respective arbors, and the arbor of the roller m is supported in angle plates a', secured to the front plate a, and caused to revolve at equal speed; the arbor of the lower roller n being supported upon said plates a Aas hereinafter described. When the pin lc and with it the feed rollers m n', have been released by the upward movement of the lever foot is, to make a single revolu tion of the feed rollers and deliver a single stamp, a further movement thereof is arrested until the said foot Sagain drops below the pin lo, by the following described means.

The guide cylinder e has a longitudinal slot e2 upon each side thereof through which passes a pin e3 secured to and moving with the plunger e. An arm o with its under edge resting upon said pin e3, is inclined from front to rear, will be allowed to descend whenthe plunger e is drawn out, and will be pushed up in place as shown in Fig. 1, when the spring d restores the plunger e to its place within the case. The arm 0 is joined at its end to `a rectangular plate p, and branch plates p p2, each of which have vertical slots p4 in which are secured screws p5 upon the front plate a, by which means the plates p p p2 are held in place against the back of the front plate a, and permitted to move up and down thereon together with the arm o, a positive downward movement of said plates being effected by a spring q secured at one end to one of the plates, as p in Fig. 2, and at the other end to the base plateg of the frame. A stop or trigger plate fr, secured `to plate p', is beveled upon its inner edge to pass close against the forward side of the pin k a sufficient distance to secure the interception of said pin in front of the foot i3, when it is released by the upward movement of said foot, and caused to revolve by the clock work, thus preventing the pin 7o with the feed rollers m and n', from making more than a single revolution, by the withdrawal of the knobfand the action of the mechanism connected therewith.

In order that a single stamp may be separated at each operation of the apparatus, two pins s shown in two positions respectively in Figs. 4 and 5, are secured to the upper edge of the plate arm p2 and pass through holes in a rectangular slotted plate 2f secured to the inner face of the front plate a to inclose the stamp issuing slot ,e therein, and thus facilitate the separation of the stamps one at a time after they have been pushed through the said slot e by the rotation of the feed rollers m n', the pins s being guided by the plate t to pass accurately through two of the perforations formed in the lines of separation as usual in a sheet or ribbon of stamps.

The lower roller n of the feed rollers, is supported in bearings to revolve in the double armed lever u, supported upon pivot bearings u in the plate a', and is held with sufficient frictional force against the upper roller m', to feed the stamps by means of a weight u secured upon the free end of the lever a,l and adjusted thereon by means of a set screw The stamps are printed or separated from l sheets in strips or in a ribbon and wound upon the reel fw, and are guided around the roller w', secured upon arms wz, pendent from the arbor of reel w, and the stamps are then conducted to the feed rollers m n and issuing slot a, in the line shown by dots and dashes in Fig. l.

The angle lever t' is caused to return to its normal position with a quick positive move ment, after it has been acted upon by the coin and plunger, by means of a plate spring y secured to the depending arm of said lever, and held at its lower end by the upturned rear end of the plate g, and the standard plate fg.

The operation of the apparatus will be readily understood from the foregoing description, and is brieiiy summarized as follows: A coin or coins of sufficient value or diameter to just till the space within the coin box c, and beneath the lower end of the chute Z2', is placed within the latterI through the slot b, and the plunger e is then withdrawn and acts upon the depending arm t" of the angle lever. Should the diameter of the coin be too great, it will not issue from the chute, and should it be too small, the arm e" will not be operated sufficiently to permit the pin 7c to escape from the foot i3. When of the diameter required, the angle lever 'L' will be tripped by the coin until the pin 7c is released,and the spring actuated clock work will cause the feed roller to make a single revolution; the armo, plates p and trigger r being pulled down by spring q, when the plunger c is withdrawn, and the pin e"3 thereon withdrawn from beneath the inclined under side of said arm o, thus causing the trigger r to take its place in front of the revolving pin k of the clock work, a sufficient distance, before it is released by the l'oot i3 of the angle lever, and catch the said pin kat the end of its revolution and hold it securely until the foot 713 of the angle lever drops below the pin L; a sufficient distance to again intercept and hold it in place. The trigger?" being then lifted by the return movement of the plunger e, and pin ejwhich push against the inclined under side of the arm o, and again push it and the trigger upward together with the pins s, which latter pass through the perforations between the stamps and secure their ready separation.

The spring within the barrel Z, is wound up with a key and is held in the usual way by the click wheel and pawl Z2, until released at intervals by the rotation of the feed rollers.

We claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. An apparatus for issuing stamps or tickets, comprising clock work actuated feed rollers, a stop lever, a coin carrying plunger and a vertically moving trigger plate actuated by said plunger, substantially as described.

2. An apparatus for issuing stamps or tick` ets, comprising a case and chute, a coin chest and plunger, clock work actuated feed rollers, and an angle lever actuated by the coin to release and start the feed rollers, substantially as described.

3. An apparatus for issuing stamps or tickets, comprising clock work, actuated feed rollers, a coin carrying plunger, an angle lever actuated by the coin to release and start the feed rollers, and a trigger plate to arrest the movement of said feed rollers, substantially as described.

4. An apparatus for issuing stamps and tickets, comprising a feed roller, a plunger connected therewith to control the action thereof, and a plate carrying pins actuated by said plunger, to intercept the stamps by passing through the perforations therein to admit oftheir separation, substantially as described.

5. In a stamp and ticket issuing apparatus, the combination with front plate a, of recip ICO rocating plate p, for controlling the issue of 'stamps or tickets, the angle arm o, and reciprocating plunger e, for actuating said arm, substantially as described.

6. In a stamp and ticket issuing apparatus, the combination with the front plate a, having coin slot b, issuing slotz and guide frame t of feed rollers, and a plunger for actuating the same, and a plate carrying pins operated by the plunger to engage with perforations in the said guide frame and intercept the movement of the stamps, substantially as described.

7. In a stamp and ticket issuing apparatus, the combination with the casing having a coin slot and issue slot, of a spring actuated clock work roller m geared thereto, a plunger and ystop lever to control the movement thereof,

9. An apparatus for issuing stamps, comprising a spiral spring, actuated feed rollers m n', a pin lc projecting from one of said rollers, a lever t', a plunger carrying coin chest for actuating said lever to release and intercept successively the rotation of said rollers, and cause the delivery of the stamp, substantially as described.

10. An automatic apparatus for issuing stamps or tickets, comprising clock work actuated feed rollers, a :plunger e, stop lever i and trigger fr, to release and catch the said rollers after a single rotation by the movement of the plunger, substantially as described.

l1. In a stamp and ticket issuing apparatus, the combination with the casing plate a, having a coin and issue apertures therein, chute b', coin chest c, plunger e, guide cylinder e', spring d, base g having a" coin aperture g', drawer h, angle lever fi, spring actuated rollers m n', and detent' pin k released and intercepted by said lever, substantially as def scribed.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our invention we have signed our names in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' ALVIN SUSSMANN.

FRIEDRICH ZAHN.

Witnesses.

CHAs. H. DAY, W. HAUPT. 

